diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/SettingSourceAttribute.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/SettingSourceAttribute.cs
index 5db502804d..4111a67b24 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/SettingSourceAttribute.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/SettingSourceAttribute.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
@@ -170,6 +171,39 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
         private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, (SettingSourceAttribute, PropertyInfo)[]> property_info_cache = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, (SettingSourceAttribute, PropertyInfo)[]>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the underlying value of the given mod setting object.
+        /// Can be used for serialization and equality comparison purposes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="setting">A <see cref="SettingSourceAttribute"/> bindable.</param>
+        public static object GetUnderlyingSettingValue(this object setting)
+        {
+            switch (setting)
+            {
+                case Bindable<double> d:
+                    return d.Value;
+
+                case Bindable<int> i:
+                    return i.Value;
+
+                case Bindable<float> f:
+                    return f.Value;
+
+                case Bindable<bool> b:
+                    return b.Value;
+
+                case IBindable u:
+                    // An unknown (e.g. enum) generic type.
+                    var valueMethod = u.GetType().GetProperty(nameof(IBindable<int>.Value));
+                    Debug.Assert(valueMethod != null);
+                    return valueMethod.GetValue(u);
+
+                default:
+                    // fall back for non-bindable cases.
+                    return setting;
+            }
+        }
+
         public static IEnumerable<(SettingSourceAttribute, PropertyInfo)> GetSettingsSourceProperties(this object obj)
         {
             var type = obj.GetType();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
index 44b1c460d5..524f7b7108 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
-using osu.Game.Utils;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                 var bindable = (IBindable)property.GetValue(mod);
 
                 if (!bindable.IsDefault)
-                    Settings.Add(property.Name.Underscore(), ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(bindable));
+                    Settings.Add(property.Name.Underscore(), bindable.GetUnderlyingSettingValue());
             }
         }
 
@@ -93,13 +92,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
             public bool Equals(KeyValuePair<string, object> x, KeyValuePair<string, object> y)
             {
-                object xValue = ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(x.Value);
-                object yValue = ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(y.Value);
+                object xValue = x.Value.GetUnderlyingSettingValue();
+                object yValue = y.Value.GetUnderlyingSettingValue();
 
                 return x.Key == y.Key && EqualityComparer<object>.Default.Equals(xValue, yValue);
             }
 
-            public int GetHashCode(KeyValuePair<string, object> obj) => HashCode.Combine(obj.Key, ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(obj.Value));
+            public int GetHashCode(KeyValuePair<string, object> obj) => HashCode.Combine(obj.Key, obj.Value.GetUnderlyingSettingValue());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/ModSettingsDictionaryFormatter.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/ModSettingsDictionaryFormatter.cs
index 81ecc74ddb..a7c63c17f9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/ModSettingsDictionaryFormatter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/ModSettingsDictionaryFormatter.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using MessagePack;
 using MessagePack.Formatters;
-using osu.Game.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                 var stringBytes = new ReadOnlySequence<byte>(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(kvp.Key));
                 writer.WriteString(in stringBytes);
 
-                primitiveFormatter.Serialize(ref writer, ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(kvp.Value), options);
+                primitiveFormatter.Serialize(ref writer, kvp.Value.GetUnderlyingSettingValue(), options);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
index 7136795461..b2d4be54ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             hashCode.Add(GetType());
 
             foreach (var setting in Settings)
-                hashCode.Add(ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(setting));
+                hashCode.Add(setting.GetUnderlyingSettingValue());
 
             return hashCode.ToHashCode();
         }
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
             public bool Equals(IBindable x, IBindable y)
             {
-                object xValue = x == null ? null : ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(x);
-                object yValue = y == null ? null : ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(y);
+                object xValue = x?.GetUnderlyingSettingValue();
+                object yValue = y?.GetUnderlyingSettingValue();
 
                 return EqualityComparer<object>.Default.Equals(xValue, yValue);
             }
 
-            public int GetHashCode(IBindable obj) => ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(obj).GetHashCode();
+            public int GetHashCode(IBindable obj) => obj.GetUnderlyingSettingValue().GetHashCode();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
index 5a51e7f455..95395f8181 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
-using osu.Game.Utils;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                 var bindable = (IBindable)property.GetValue(component);
 
                 if (!bindable.IsDefault)
-                    Settings.Add(property.Name.Underscore(), ModUtils.GetSettingUnderlyingValue(bindable));
+                    Settings.Add(property.Name.Underscore(), bindable.GetUnderlyingSettingValue());
             }
 
             if (component is Container<Drawable> container)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Utils/ModUtils.cs b/osu.Game/Utils/ModUtils.cs
index cdca277dd8..d5ea74c404 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Utils/ModUtils.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Utils/ModUtils.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+#nullable enable
+
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 
-#nullable enable
-
 namespace osu.Game.Utils
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -154,39 +152,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Utils
                 yield return mod;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns the underlying value of the given mod setting object.
-        /// Used in <see cref="APIMod"/> for serialization and equality comparison purposes.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="setting">The mod setting.</param>
-        public static object GetSettingUnderlyingValue(object setting)
-        {
-            switch (setting)
-            {
-                case Bindable<double> d:
-                    return d.Value;
-
-                case Bindable<int> i:
-                    return i.Value;
-
-                case Bindable<float> f:
-                    return f.Value;
-
-                case Bindable<bool> b:
-                    return b.Value;
-
-                case IBindable u:
-                    // A mod with unknown (e.g. enum) generic type.
-                    var valueMethod = u.GetType().GetProperty(nameof(IBindable<int>.Value));
-                    Debug.Assert(valueMethod != null);
-                    return valueMethod.GetValue(u);
-
-                default:
-                    // fall back for non-bindable cases.
-                    return setting;
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Verifies all proposed mods are valid for a given ruleset and returns instantiated <see cref="Mod"/>s for further processing.
         /// </summary>